9:03 PM ET Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. — Bryce Harper went 0 for 2 against New York Yankees opening-day starter Masahiro Tanaka on Wednesday night in his third spring training game, and first on the road, since signing baseball’s biggest contract with the Philadelphia Phillies. The slugger is hitless in three at-bats and has walked
Month: March 2019
1:57 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — It was obvious the time had come for the Jacksonville Jaguars to move on from quarterback Blake Bortles. They did it on Wednesday, cutting the five-year veteran while conceding that his streaky up-and-down play and high rate of turnovers were holding the franchise back from consistently competing for the
8:39 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Jaguars waived quarterback Blake Bortles on Thursday, cutting ties with the player they took third overall in 2014 after five tumultuous seasons, just hours after signing free-agent quarterback Nick Foles. The move will cost the Jaguars $16.5 million in dead money but also save the team $4.3
The Exploding Heads review the weekend in the Premier League, from Arsenal beating Man United to a win for Liverpool and three-armed Jurgen Klopp. Fair play to Liverpool, who made a mockery of the odds compilers by beating Bayern Munich 3-1 on Wednesday evening to reach the Champions League quarterfinals. There’s another busy weekend of
9:51 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN When Boston Celtics forward Jaylen Brown heard the question, he paused to think about it for a moment. What had he learned about both himself, and his team, in its stunning run to the precipice of the NBA Finals a season ago? “I learned about us, that we have a
9:56 AM ET Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas — The University of Texas has fired men’s tennis coach Michael Center after he was among those indicted on charges of taking bribes to help students get into top schools. Center was placed on leave Tuesday when federal officials unveiled indictments of a sweeping college admissions bribery scandal.
8:08 PM ET Emily KaplanESPN NHL teams part of the Jack Hughes sweepstakes will find out a lot earlier if they’ll get a chance to draft the highly-regarded American center at No. 1. The league announced it was moving its draft lottery up to April 9, on the eve of the Stanley Cup playoffs. The
8:05 PM ET Left-hander Andrew Heaney, a legitimate candidate to be the Angels Opening Day starter, has been shut down with what manager Brad Ausmus described as elbow inflammation. An MRI showed no structural damage and Ausmus said it isn’t expected to be a long-term injury, but Heaney might have to start the season on
8:46 PM ET ALAMEDA, Calif. — Saying his ultimate goal is to pass Jerry Rice as the NFL’s all-time leading receiver, a mellow Antonio Brown also talked about bringing a higher level of accountability to his teammates while being praised for his legendary on-field work ethic during his introductory news conference as the newest member
8:50 PM ET Even as they signal a commitment to a rebuilding plan, the New York Giants still do not expect to move on from 38-year-old quarterback Eli Manning this year, according to multiple sources familiar with their strategy. Manning has one year left on his contract. He is scheduled to earn an $11.5 million